Some of you may have read my earlier posts. My son is a guitarist who just started playing jazz a little less than two years ago and had only a little involvement in his school's jazz band (at his school, it only meets in the spring semester--they're not exactly huge on the arts there!), etc. He did, however, apply to and get accepted by the New School for Performance, and he's also waitlisted for SUNY Purchase. We are, of course, thrilled--he found his passion and worked his butt off at it, and now he'll really get to pursue it with a minimum of distraction.
But when I read through posts here, I realize how much we don't know. For example, what are the festivals that people talk about applying to? How does one find out about them? Also, I read a lot about studio assignments, and I don't even know what that is.
My son is incredibly (sometimes too?) laid back about just about everything except his playing, and he doesn't get to hang out with a lot of musicians in his school (at least not musicians who will be pursuing music as a major--he may have been the first student, or at least one of the first, at the school to apply to conservatories--it was all very new to his college counselor, although she was really nice about it). I just feel that we're going into all this somewhat cluelessly, and I would really appreciate any information or advice people have about festivals, the jazz programs themselves, or anything else that might be relevant. Thanks!
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